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State Representative Ryan Winkler
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-7026
For more information contact: Ted Modrich 651-296-5809
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Statement on Budget Forecast
(ST. PAUL) — In today’s budget forecast, Minnesota Management and Budget announced that the state is facing a $1.1 billion structural budget deficit in the 2014-2015 biennium and still owes its public schools $1.1 billion.
State Representative Ryan Winkler (DFL – Golden Valley) released the following statement:
“The budget forecast contains good news: Minnesota's economy continues to grow and add jobs, though not as quickly as it should.
“With a $1.1 billion deficit, $1.1 billion owed to schools, class sizes at 47th in the nation, kids of color graduating at half the rate of white students, college and university funding at 1998 levels and student debt piling up, Minnesota’s budget is in tatters and we’re not investing in future prosperity. We can’t fix these problems without more revenue.
“Minnesota needs more revenue to fix our budget and invest in students so that we can have a stronger economy in the decades to come. The budget forecast predicts Minnesota will spend less on government in 2015 than it did in 1991. We need to continue making government more efficient and accountable, but we cannot afford to turn away from the investments in human capital that will make our state thrive in the decades to come.”
News Items
- Statement on Budget Forecast - (Posted: 2012-12-05 00:00:00)
- Statement on Final I-35 W Bridge Settlement - (Posted: 2012-11-13 00:00:00)
- Rep. Winkler: Tea Party Activists Can’t Be Trusted to Reform Our Elections - (Posted: 2012-11-01 00:00:00)
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